Higher plants may be used as biomonitors for the assessment of atmospheric heavy metal pollution by means of their bioaccumulative properties. We evaluated the reliability of biomonitoring heavy metal pollution by horse chestnut and linden leaves, common species found in Belgrade city parks. The results show that the highest concentrations of heavy metals were found in horse chestnut leaves at Studentski Park site, amounting to 110.2, 20.3 and 4.9 μg g-1 dry weight for Cu, Pb and Cd, respectively, which are considered above toxic levels for plants.
Keywords:
Atmospheric deposition / Biomonitoring / Heavy metals / Tree leaves / Urban pollution
TY - JOUR
AU - Tomašević, M.
AU - Rajšić, S.
AU - Đorđević, Dragana
AU - Tasić, M.
AU - Krstić, Jugoslav
AU - Novaković, V.
PY - 2004
UR - http://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/166
AB - Higher plants may be used as biomonitors for the assessment of atmospheric heavy metal pollution by means of their bioaccumulative properties. We evaluated the reliability of biomonitoring heavy metal pollution by horse chestnut and linden leaves, common species found in Belgrade city parks. The results show that the highest concentrations of heavy metals were found in horse chestnut leaves at Studentski Park site, amounting to 110.2, 20.3 and 4.9 μg g-1 dry weight for Cu, Pb and Cd, respectively, which are considered above toxic levels for plants.
PB - Springer Heidelberg, Heidelberg
T2 - Environmental Chemistry Letters
T1 - Heavy metals accumulation in tree leaves from urban areas
VL - 2
IS - 3
SP - 151
EP - 154
DO - 10.1007/s10311-004-0081-8
ER -
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author = "Tomašević, M. and Rajšić, S. and Đorđević, Dragana and Tasić, M. and Krstić, Jugoslav and Novaković, V.",
year = "2004",
url = "http://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/166",
abstract = "Higher plants may be used as biomonitors for the assessment of atmospheric heavy metal pollution by means of their bioaccumulative properties. We evaluated the reliability of biomonitoring heavy metal pollution by horse chestnut and linden leaves, common species found in Belgrade city parks. The results show that the highest concentrations of heavy metals were found in horse chestnut leaves at Studentski Park site, amounting to 110.2, 20.3 and 4.9 μg g-1 dry weight for Cu, Pb and Cd, respectively, which are considered above toxic levels for plants.",
publisher = "Springer Heidelberg, Heidelberg",
journal = "Environmental Chemistry Letters",
title = "Heavy metals accumulation in tree leaves from urban areas",
volume = "2",
number = "3",
pages = "151-154",
doi = "10.1007/s10311-004-0081-8"
}
Tomašević, M., Rajšić, S., Đorđević, D., Tasić, M., Krstić, J.,& Novaković, V. (2004). Heavy metals accumulation in tree leaves from urban areas.
Environmental Chemistry Letters
Springer Heidelberg, Heidelberg., 2(3), 151-154.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-004-0081-8
Tomašević M, Rajšić S, Đorđević D, Tasić M, Krstić J, Novaković V. Heavy metals accumulation in tree leaves from urban areas. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 2004;2(3):151-154
Tomašević M., Rajšić S., Đorđević Dragana, Tasić M., Krstić Jugoslav, Novaković V., "Heavy metals accumulation in tree leaves from urban areas" Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2, no. 3 (2004):151-154,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-004-0081-8 .
